My teen and I argue about clothes shopping. Thrifting is something we can both agree on.

My teen and I argue about clothes shopping. Thrifting is something we can both agree on.

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Like many 15-year-olds before her, my daughter loves to imagine herself in new clothes. However, her imagination and our family's clothing budget don't always align. We've been talking about wants versus needs since she was in kindergarten, but we still disagree: I tend to think most things are wants, and she's more inclined to think everything is a need.

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